Brown-footed water beetle
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Hydrobius fuscipes |
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The brown-footed water beetle ( Hydrobius fuscipes ) is a beetle from the water beetle family (Hydrophilidae).
features
The beetles reach a body length of 6 to 9 millimeters. Their elongated oval body is colored black and has a bronze sheen. The antenna lobes are black, the legs yellow-brown, the palps are red-brown and have dark ends. The upper wings ( elytres ) each have 10 longitudinal strips of fine dots, deepened to the rear. Every other space also has irregular rows of larger dots.
Similar species
Occurrence and way of life
The animals are also found in the Palearctic in the far north and on the British Isles and in North America . They live in sunny stagnant waters and also tolerate salt water. They are very common and swim on the surface.
swell
Web links
Commons : Hydrobius fuscipes - collection of images, videos and audio files
literature
- Karl Wilhelm Harde, Frantisek Severa and Edwin Möhn: The Kosmos Käferführer: The Central European Beetles. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 .
- Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Beetles of Central and Northwestern Europe. Parey, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1 .